ATHENS, Ga. | Three Alabama A&M University men's basketball players reached double figures in scoring, but it wasn't enough as they fell 93-73 to Georgia on Saturday at Stegeman Coliseum.
 
Alabama A&M (1-12) struggled in the first half, shooting 32 percent, which helped Georgia (10-3) pull away with the victory.
 
Dalin Smith and Chad Moodie both led AAMU in scoring with 14 points. Smith shot 5-of-8 from the field with two rebounds and two steals, while Moodie shot 6-of-11 from the floor along with four rebounds, two blocks, and an assist. Cameron Tucker added 11 points, five assists, two rebounds and two steals.
 
Georgia's Blue Cain recorded a game-high 18 points, one rebound, one assist and one steal. RJ Melendez tallied 11 points along with six rebounds, four steals and two assists. Silas Demary Jr. chipped in 10 points with five assists, two rebounds and one steal.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Both teams got off to a slow start, but Georgia grabbed a 9-4 lead before a Tucker layup trimmed the deficit to 9-6 with 14:35 remaining in the first half.
 
Alabama A&M used a 5-0 run during the next two minutes to close the gap to 15-13 following a three-point play from Moodie.
 
Georgia slowly pushed the lead to double digits as RJ Sunahara drained a 3-pointer as UGA took a 27-15 with just over seven minutes to play.

AAMU nearly went two minutes without a field goal as Georgia built a 46-24 lead at the break.

UGA extended their lead to 60-33 following a Blue jumper with 14:39 remaining.
 
AAMU never got closer than 20 during the final ten minutes.

 GAME NOTES

• Alabama A&M shot 47.2 percent (25-of-53) from the field and 78.3 percent (18-of-23) from the free-throw line
• AAMU pulled down 33 rebounds, with 27 coming off the defensive glass
• Dallin Smith recorded 14 points, two rebounds and two steals
• Chad Moodie tallied 14 points, four rebounds, two blocks and an assist
• Cameron Tucker chipped in 11 points, five assists, two rebounds and two steals
• Alabama A&M finished with 36 points in the paint, 29 bench points, 15 fastbreak points, 10 points off 12 UGA turnovers and nine second-chance points
• Georgia went 34-of-67 shooting (50.7 percent) and 15-of-27 (55.6 percent) from the charity stripe
• UGA grabbed 37 rebounds, including 24 off the defensive glass
• Blue Cain posted a game-high 18 points, one rebound, one assist and one steal
• RJ Melendez added 11 points, six rebounds, four steals and two assists
• UGA finished with 56 bench points, 48 points in the paint, 24 points off 22 AAMU turnovers, 20 fast break points and 19 second-chance points

 
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M will begin Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play on Sat. Jan 6. at Arkansas Pine-Bluff. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. from the H.O. Clemmons Arena.
 
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